CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 (P269586)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15007 + CBS 15085

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.03 Ninurta and Turtle (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 1.06.03 Ninurta and Turtle (witness))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Literary 000352 (Ninurta and the Turtle) composite (P469531)	Q000352	View the score

Record

P269586 lead; etcsl suggests that this is quasi-joined to CBS 08319P269586 lead; etcsl suggests that this is quasi-joined to CBS 08319

CDLI number	P269586
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P269586

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 15007 + CBS 15085
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	1.6.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	1.6.3
Penn Museum (Penn)	588339 + 588340
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.15007 + CBS.15085
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P269586

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000352, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269586.

CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P269586). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269586 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269586 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269586},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000352, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269586.

CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P269586). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269586 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269586 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269586},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269586
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000352, ex. 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269586
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